This photo has been doing the rounds but deserves a better look. The woman in Labour red is Diane Abbott, a very high up figure in the UK Labour Party. If Labour had won the election, she would now be the UK Home Secretary, in charge of national security! I
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Simon Tormey University of Bristol So for all the talk of narrowing polls, tactical voting, and possible shocks leading to a hung parliament, Boris Johnson achieved a crushing victory over Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party in the UK’s general election of 2019. With an 80 or so seat
One of the ongoing talking points on The BFD is the need for National to have friends they can partner with as without them their chances of regaining the Treasury benches are slim. In this regard, it is interesting to reflect on the UK election leading up to and on
Based on the BS we’ve seen in the House of Commons for the past three years and the never-ending demands for another referendum because …”we were misled about the referendum” (which was just adding more BS on top of BS), the only appropriate outcome for the UK now has
Press release: New Conservatives Brexit is taking its toll on the people of Britain as the politicians charged with representing them have continually failed to honour the referendum and the expressed desire of the voting population. In New Zealand, we know how that feels as no government in New Zealand
Kiwis Sean Topham and Ben Guerin have emerged as two of the heroes of Boris Johnson’s victory. They came up with the social media campaign that included the infamous Boris Johnson ‘Love actually’ parody. They have been dubbed the ’24 hour meme machines’ and have been described as young
Watching the UK election and how it unfolded induced something of a longing to a return to the FPP system of voting. Whether it has appeal or not, what the UK election showed is that it is easier to get the desired result if enough people want it. It avoids
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Boris Johnson’s win is a warning to the National Party. Simon Bridges is more like Jeremy Corbyn than he is Boris Johnson. Parties only win when people like their leaders. No one liked Corbyn and no one likes Bridges. To clarify, they may like him as a person and
